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Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style Photo Treatment

May 18, 2009

Following our series of Photoshop Quick Tips, today we have a really nice tip from Cameron, a photographer and digital artist working at BOXeight Studio. Cameron will show us a really cool photo treatment that will give an edgy, surreal look and feel to a regular photo.

Step 1

Open the photo you want to appy the effect in Photoshop.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 2

Duplicate Background Layer.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 3

Go to Image>Adjustments>Hue and Saturation (CTRL/CMD+U). Use -60 for the Saturation.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 4

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Gradient Map. Use Black and White for the colors and change the Blend Mode to Soft light.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 5

Select the Brush Tool (B) and use a Hard Edged brush at 30% opacity and paint some light back into the iris by just painting over the layer mask of the adjustment layer.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 6

Create a new layer and fill with 50% gray and set the Blend Mode to overlay. Also use Dodge Tool to bring out eyes. Use Midtones and 60% exposure then repeat steps 5 & 6 except use a smaller brush and focus on more detailed areas to bring out.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 7

Create a new gradient fill layer and set to angle gradient. invert layer mask and paint the iris. Set Blend Mode to Color. Opacity: 50%

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Step 8

Apply image to a new layer Ctrl/Cmd + shift + alt/opt + e. Set to Overlay the Blend Mode, then go to Filter>Other>High Pass with a radius of 5.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Conclusion

Here's the final result. You can use different colors or even add some glow, now it's up to you.

Photoshop Quick Tips #7 - Edgy Style to Photos

Download the PSD file

Click here to download the Photoshop file used for this tutorial.

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Name: Cameron Rad
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36 Comments

jhaypzz05/18/2009

simple and nice!

Horus DB05/18/2009

Simple and interesting!
=D

Hezi05/18/2009

so dark. i like it.

PixelPerfect05/18/2009

Wow. I really like the effect! I will definitely try this with some of my pictures. Thanks for the tip!

TommyFerrell05/18/2009

marveless

Durden05/18/2009

Merci beaucoup, c'est bien cool.

Thanks a lot, very awesome and simple stuff

Stunt05/18/2009

pretty nice

Mtax05/18/2009

The effect is gorgeous! I often see photos with manipulation on eyes, it's always ugly! This one is perfect!

Anonymous05/18/2009

This is a very cool effect for portraits. I have used it twice and continue to receive praise and recognition each time I use it. Simple and effective.
Thanks

Geoffrey Emery05/18/2009

Sick I really like it nice work

m2c05/19/2009

hmmm nice XD

Gooner1705/19/2009

I dont undersatnd step 5, any one just re run it by me please??
Gooner
17

rusty05/19/2009

very interesting way to tackle the effect.

Utah Directory05/20/2009

Looks very cool!

sdghgsfsdf05/20/2009

greate

bebopdesigner05/21/2009

So well explained! looks perfect... thanks for the post.

photoshop image masking 05/21/2009

Great tutorial and nice example. Thanks for sharing.

Mark05/21/2009

This is brilliant, Might do this after dinner.

Funny Bone05/21/2009

I love this effect.

mel05/23/2009

I don't understand how you invert the layer mask and paint the eye in step 7...when i go to layer>change layer content>invert...everything just turns black and i loose my gradient and i can't paint anything..? I'm confused here

Matias05/27/2009

spanish ?? please , por favor ... some day?

Anonymous05/27/2009

Set to overlay the blend mode is totally throwing me off. HTF do you do that?

furvert10105/28/2009

i must have done something wrong.. blah!

furvert10105/28/2009

im not getting steps 7-8 :-s

furvert10105/28/2009

oh wait, duh, i didnt see the paint in the iris part! lol.. my whole image was all colorful. thought i missed something, and i did... DURRR!!! ok, nevermind, good tutorial! haha

Cauê06/01/2009

Muito bom os seus tutoriais e de excelente gosto também. Nice job!

abr

Anonymous06/06/2009

i really dont get step 7

Siobhan Diamond06/07/2009

''Step 5
Select the Brush Tool (B) and use a Hard Edged brush at 30% opacity and paint some light back into the iris by just painting over the layer mask of the adjustment layer.''

This is where i get lost... im pretty rubbish at photo shop but learning I cant seem to lighten the iris im pretty sure iv done everything right but the brush make no effect on the image.

If you could help that would be fab as i really like this!.

Miss Diamond

Skullcrusher.org06/12/2009

This is a awesome tutorial, i translate it turkish and made a video tutorial.

Thanks for tutorial again.

http://www.skullcrusher.org/index.php/photoshop-ders-47-photoshop-ta-goz...

Anonymous06/16/2009

I really like quick tips like these because everybody has their own tricks of the trade; it's a great way to learn different styles that you wouldn't necessarily think of :).

Stuck D:06/23/2009

This tutorial's so awesome, but I'm stuck with the last part.

How'd you colour the eyes in with the gradient without colouring in the whole picture?

Thanks

AnaES06/27/2009

hey there everyone,

please could you make a video tutoria of this tutorial?? i dont really understand some steps and i think that a video tutorial would be really heplfull.

thank you x)

Andrew1206/28/2009

Nice tut

LizaLo08/23/2009

Pretty Cool! Thanx!

alienoXcaso09/13/2009

I like it!

Anonymous11/19/2009

wow.. man .. u rock !!! love so much !!!

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